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Health and Safety Code - HSC
DIVISION 10.5 - ALCOHOL AND DRUG PROGRAMS

PART 1 - CREATION OF DUTIES

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

Section 11750. - 11750. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that...

Section 11751. - 11751. (a) Except as provided in Section 131055.2, the State...

Section 11751.4. - 11751.4. It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure...

Section 11752. - 11752. As used in this division, “department” means the State...

Section 11752.1. - 11752.1. (a) “County board of supervisors” includes county boards of...

Section 11754. - 11754. (a) The department shall be the single state agency...

Section 11755. - 11755. The department shall do all of the following: (a)...

Section 11755.2. - 11755.2. (a) The department may implement a program for the...

Section 11756. - 11756. The department relative to the statewide alcohol and other...

Section 11756.5. - 11756.5. (a) An alcoholism or substance use disorder recovery or...

Section 11756.8. - 11756.8. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to...

CHAPTER 2 - Alcohol and Drug Affected Mothers and Infants

Section 11757.50. - 11757.50. This chapter shall be known and may be cited...

Section 11757.51. - 11757.51. The Legislature finds and declares the following: (a) Many...

Section 11757.53. - 11757.53. (a) The Office of Perinatal Substance Abuse is hereby...

Section 11757.57. - 11757.57. (a) The office may provide or contract for training...

Section 11757.59. - 11757.59. (a) Funds distributed under this chapter shall be used...

Section 11757.61. - 11757.61. (a) Any county that receives funds distributed under this...

CHAPTER 2.1 - Women and Children s Residential Treatment Services

Section 11757.65. - 11757.65. (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares both of...

CHAPTER 2.5 - Fatal Drug Overdose Information

Section 11758. - 11758. The definitions contained in this chapter shall govern the...

Section 11758.03. - 11758.03. “Department” means the State Department of Health Care Services....

Section 11758.06. - 11758.06. (a) On or before July 1, 2004, and on...

CHAPTER 3 - County Plans and Negotiated Net Amount Contracts

Section 11758.10. - 11758.10. (a) Within 60 days after notification of the final...

Section 11758.20. - 11758.20. (a) The department shall negotiate contracts with each county...

CHAPTER 4 - Alcohol and Drug Treatment for Adolescents

Section 11759. - 11759. This act shall be known, and may be cited,...

Section 11759.1. - 11759.1. The department, in collaboration with counties and providers of...

Section 11759.2. - 11759.2. The department, in collaboration with counties and providers of...

Section 11759.3. - 11759.3. Nothing in this chapter shall preclude regional approaches to...

Section 11759.4. - 11759.4. Not later than January 1 of each year, the...

Section 11759.5. - 11759.5. This chapter shall become inoperative on July 1, 2013....

PART 2 - STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND OTHER DRUG USE

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

ARTICLE 1 - Statement of Problems Related to the Inappropriate Use of Alcoholic Beverages and Other Drug Use and the Reasons for and Limitations on State Government s Role

Section 11760. - 11760. The Legislature finds and declares that problems related to...

Section 11760.1. - 11760.1. The Legislature recognizes that any efforts to address the...

Section 11760.2. - 11760.2. The Legislature finds that state government has an affirmative...

ARTICLE 2 - Coordination of Services

Section 11760.5. - 11760.5. (a) The Legislature recognizes that alcohol and other drug...

Section 11760.6. - 11760.6. It is the intent of the Legislature that the...

ARTICLE 3 - Departmental Powers and Duties and Limitations Thereof

Section 11772. - 11772. (a) (1) The department may enter into agreements and...

ARTICLE 4 - Methamphetamine Deterrence Program

Section 11773. - 11773. (a) Subject to Section 11773.1, the department shall develop...

Section 11773.1. - 11773.1. (a) The department may accept voluntary contributions, in cash...

Section 11773.2. - 11773.2. (a) Notwithstanding Section 11773.1, during the 2006–07 fiscal year,...

Section 11773.3. - 11773.3. (a) Any funds that are not expended or encumbered...

CHAPTER 2 - Relationship of the Department to Other Governmental Agencies and the Private Sector

ARTICLE 1 - Federal Government

Section 11775. - 11775. (a) Each year the department shall apply for federal...

ARTICLE 2 - Other State Agencies

Section 11776. - 11776. The department shall confer and cooperate with other state...

ARTICLE 3 - The Legislature

Section 11777. - 11777. The Legislature, subject to the Governor’s approval, has the...

ARTICLE 4 - Counties

Section 11778. - 11778. It is the intent of the Legislature that the...

ARTICLE 5 - Private Sector

Section 11778.9. - 11778.9. It is the intent of the Legislature that the...

ARTICLE 7 - Accessing Alcohol and Drug Recovery Programs for the Disenfranchised

Section 11781. - 11781. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:...

Section 11781.5. - 11781.5. The department shall provide direction to counties and to...

CHAPTER 3 - Research

Section 11785. - 11785. The Legislature recognizes the importance of encouraging research to...

Section 11786. - 11786. The department may enter into contracts for special studies...

Section 11787. - 11787. The department may coordinate task forces and committees of...

CHAPTER 3.5 - Resources and Information

Section 11788. - 11788. The department, with the approval of the Secretary of...

Section 11789. - 11789. (a) The department shall be a central information resource...

Section 11790. - 11790. The department, at the request of the county alcohol...

Section 11791. - 11791. The department may develop and implement a mass media...

Section 11792. - 11792. (a) The department, in consultation with the State Department...

Section 11793. - 11793. The department may develop an objective program evaluation device...

Section 11794. - 11794. The department shall, in consultation with the State Department...

Section 11794.1. - 11794.1. It is the intent of the Legislature that the...

CHAPTER 3.6 - Substance Use Disorder Workforce Development

Section 11794.5. - 11794.5. (a) (1) On or before July 1, 2023, the...

Section 11794.6. - 11794.6. (a) The Department of Health Care Access and Information...

CHAPTER 4 - State-County Partnership

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 11795. - 11795. (a) The board of supervisors of each county may...

Section 11796. - 11796. (a) (1) Two or more counties may jointly establish...

Section 11796.1. - 11796.1. Except as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 11812,...

Section 11797. - 11797. (a) Funds allocated to the county pursuant to this...

Section 11798. - 11798. (a) Counties that apply for funds to provide alcohol...

Section 11798.2. - 11798.2. (a) A county with an approved contract for alcohol...

Section 11798.3. - 11798.3. The department shall review each county’s contract for alcohol...

ARTICLE 2 - County Administration

Section 11800. - 11800. (a) The board of supervisors shall designate a health-related...

Section 11801. - 11801. The alcohol and drug program administrator, acting through administrative...

Section 11802. - 11802. (a) Money deposited in the county alcohol abuse education...

Section 11803. - 11803. If the county has an alcohol and other drug...

ARTICLE 3 - County Advisory Board

Section 11805. - 11805. Each county may have an advisory board on alcohol...

ARTICLE 4 - County Alcohol and Other Drug Program

Section 11810. - 11810. It is the intent of the Legislature to provide...

Section 11811. - 11811. Counties shall have broad discretion in the choice of...

Section 11811.1. - 11811.1. (a) The major purpose of prevention and early intervention...

Section 11811.3. - 11811.3. In addition to the services described in Section 11811,...

Section 11811.5. - 11811.5. To the extent the activities meet the provisions for...

Section 11811.6. - 11811.6. The department shall consult with county behavioral health directors,...

Section 11811.7. - 11811.7. Services financed under this part shall: (a) Be provided...

Section 11811.8. - 11811.8. The following costs shall not be eligible for state...

Section 11812. - 11812. The following conditions apply to county expenditures of funds...

Section 11812.6. - 11812.6. In addition to any other services authorized under this...

Section 11813. - 11813. Nothing in this part shall prohibit a county from...

Section 11814. - 11814. (a) The department shall issue allocations to contracting counties...

Section 11817.1. - 11817.1. The department may reallocate among counties any unexpended federal...

Section 11817.3. - 11817.3. (a) There shall be an appropriation from the Budget...

Section 11817.6. - 11817.6. Payments or advances of funds to counties or other...

Section 11817.8. - 11817.8. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that...

Section 11818. - 11818. (a) (1) Expenditures made by a county and a...

Section 11818.5. - 11818.5. (a) Counties shall submit a cost report reflecting the...

Section 11819.1. - 11819.1. The Legislature recognizes the need for increased potential for...

CHAPTER 5 - State and County Relationships to Health Planning Agencies

ARTICLE 1 - State Agencies

Section 11820. - 11820. The Legislature recognizes the potential positive impact that federal,...

CHAPTER 6 - Evaluation

ARTICLE 1 - Statewide Evaluation

Section 11825. - 11825. The department may establish reasonable criteria to evaluate the...

Section 11826. - 11826. The department may do all of the following: (a)...

ARTICLE 2 - County Program Evaluation

Section 11827. - 11827. The Legislature recognizes that local program effectiveness may be...

Section 11828. - 11828. Each county shall ensure the evaluation of all funded...

Section 11829. - 11829. The department may disseminate information about the evaluation projects...

CHAPTER 7 - Quality Assurance

Section 11830. - 11830. The department shall take the following goals and objectives...

Section 11830.01. - 11830.01. (a) The department’s death investigation policy shall be designed...

Section 11830.1. - 11830.1. In order to ensure quality assurance of alcohol and...

Section 11830.5. - 11830.5. (a) The department, in consultation with the county alcohol...

Section 11831. - 11831. To the maximum extent possible, a reasonable effort to...

Section 11831.1. - 11831.1. (a) No sooner than July 1, 2022, alcohol and...

Section 11831.12. - 11831.12. (a) A facility licensed by the department pursuant to...

Section 11831.2. - 11831.2. The department shall charge a fee for the certification...

Section 11831.5. - 11831.5. (a) Certification shall be granted by the department pursuant...

Section 11831.6. - 11831.6. (a) The following persons, programs, or entities shall not...

Section 11831.65. - 11831.65. (a) A laboratory or certified outpatient treatment program that...

Section 11831.7. - 11831.7. (a) The department may investigate allegations of violations of...

Section 11831.9. - 11831.9. (a) The Legislature recognizes that consumers with substance use...

Section 11832. - 11832. The department may contract with private individuals or agencies...

Section 11832.1. - 11832.1. The department shall encourage the development of educational courses...

Section 11833. - 11833. (a) The department shall have the sole authority in...

CHAPTER 7.3 - Licensing and Certification Program Funding

Section 11833.01. - 11833.01. This chapter applies to all programs, facilities, or services...

Section 11833.02. - 11833.02. (a) The department shall charge a fee to all...

Section 11833.03. - 11833.03. The Residential and Outpatient Program Licensing Fund is hereby...

Section 11833.04. - 11833.04. (a) Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure...

CHAPTER 7.4 - Licensing and Certification Program Disclosures

Section 11833.05. - 11833.05. (a) All programs certified by the department pursuant to...

CHAPTER 7.5 - Licensing

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 11834.01. - 11834.01. The department has the sole authority in state government...

Section 11834.015. - 11834.015. (a) The department shall adopt the American Society of...

Section 11834.02. - 11834.02. (a) As used in this chapter, “alcoholism or drug...

Section 11834.025. - 11834.025. (a) (1) As a condition of providing incidental medical...

Section 11834.026. - 11834.026. (a) As used in this section, “incidental medical services”...

Section 11834.03. - 11834.03. (a) A person or entity applying for licensure shall...

Section 11834.09. - 11834.09. (a) The department may issue a single license to...

Section 11834.10. - 11834.10. (a) A licensee shall not operate an alcoholism or...

Section 11834.15. - 11834.15. The department may assess civil penalties in accordance with...

Section 11834.16. - 11834.16. A license shall be valid for a period of...

Section 11834.17. - 11834.17. No city, county, city and county, or district shall...

Section 11834.18. - 11834.18. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall authorize the imposition...

ARTICLE 2 - Local Regulation

Section 11834.20. - 11834.20. The Legislature hereby declares that it is the policy...

Section 11834.21. - 11834.21. Any person licensed under this chapter who operates or...

Section 11834.22. - 11834.22. An alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility...

Section 11834.23. - 11834.23. (a) Whether or not unrelated persons are living together,...

Section 11834.24. - 11834.24. No fire inspection clearance or other permit, license, clearance,...

Section 11834.25. - 11834.25. For the purposes of any contract, deed, or covenant...

ARTICLE 2.5 - Requirements for Licensees

Section 11834.26. - 11834.26. (a) The licensee shall provide at least one of...

Section 11834.27. - 11834.27. (a) The department shall have the sole authority in...

Section 11834.28. - 11834.28. (a) No sooner than July 1, 2022, an alcoholism...

Section 11834.29. - 11834.29. Any licensee that provides recovery, treatment, or detoxification services,...

ARTICLE 3 - Offenses

Section 11834.30. - 11834.30. No person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, or local governmental...

Section 11834.31. - 11834.31. If a facility is alleged to be in violation...

Section 11834.32. - 11834.32. (a) The director may bring an action to enjoin...

Section 11834.34. - 11834.34. (a) In addition to the penalties of suspension or...

ARTICLE 4 - Suspension and Revocation

Section 11834.35. - 11834.35. Any employee or agent of the department upon presentation...

Section 11834.36. - 11834.36. (a) The director may suspend or revoke any license...

Section 11834.37. - 11834.37. (a) Proceedings for the suspension, revocation, or denial of...

Section 11834.38. - 11834.38. Any license suspended pursuant to this chapter may be...

Section 11834.39. - 11834.39. (a) The withdrawal of an application for a license...

Section 11834.40. - 11834.40. A license shall terminate by operation of law, prior...

Section 11834.45. - 11834.45. The civil and administrative remedies available to the department...

ARTICLE 5 - Regulations

Section 11834.50. - 11834.50. The department shall adopt regulations to implement this chapter...

CHAPTER 8 - Regulations

Section 11835. - 11835. (a) The purposes of any regulations adopted by the...

CHAPTER 9 - Services to Persons Convicted for Driving While Under the Influence of Alcohol and Other Drugs

Section 11836. - 11836. (a) The department shall have the sole authority to...

Section 11836.10. - 11836.10. No person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, or local governmental...

Section 11836.11. - 11836.11. The department shall require license renewal on a biennial...

Section 11836.12. - 11836.12. Criteria for licensure of new or existing programs shall...

Section 11836.14. - 11836.14. An initial license shall not be issued until all...

Section 11836.15. - 11836.15. The department shall adopt regulations to implement this chapter,...

Section 11836.16. - 11836.16. The State Department of Health Care Services shall adopt...

Section 11837. - 11837. (a) Pursuant to the provisions of law relating to...

Section 11837.1. - 11837.1. (a) In utilizing any program described in Section 11837,...

Section 11837.2. - 11837.2. (a) (1) The court may refer persons only to...

Section 11837.3. - 11837.3. (a) (1) Each county, through the county alcohol and...

Section 11837.4. - 11837.4. (a) No program, regardless of how it is funded,...

Section 11837.5. - 11837.5. (a) No person may participate in any program that...

Section 11837.6. - 11837.6. (a) The major responsibility for assuring programmatic and fiscal...

Section 11837.7. - 11837.7. (a) The county alcohol and drug program administrator, or...

Section 11837.8. - 11837.8. (a) The department shall authorize each county alcohol and...

Section 11837.9. - 11837.9. The participation of the probation department in a program...

Section 11838. - 11838. (a) The Legislature encourages all counties to utilize the...

Section 11838.1. - 11838.1. The department, in cooperation with the county and the...

Section 11838.3. - 11838.3. (a) The director may bring an action to enjoin...

Section 11838.4. - 11838.4. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any...

Section 11838.5. - 11838.5. The civil, criminal, and administrative remedies available to the...

Section 11838.10. - 11838.10. The director may suspend or revoke any license issued...

Section 11838.11. - 11838.11. (a) Proceedings for the suspension, revocation, or denial of...

CHAPTER 10 - Narcotic Treatment Programs

ARTICLE 1 - Narcotic Treatment Programs

Section 11839. - 11839. The department, with the approval of the Secretary of...

Section 11839.1. - 11839.1. The Legislature finds and declares that it is in...

Section 11839.2. - 11839.2. The following medications are authorized for use in narcotic...

Section 11839.3. - 11839.3. (a) In addition to the duties authorized by other...

Section 11839.4. - 11839.4. The department shall impose a civil penalty of one...

Section 11839.5. - 11839.5. In addition to the duties authorized by other provisions,...

Section 11839.6. - 11839.6. (a) The department shall establish a program for the...

Section 11839.6.1. - 11839.6.1. (a) No sooner than July 1, 2022, the department...

Section 11839.7. - 11839.7. (a) (1) Each narcotic treatment program authorized to use...

Section 11839.8. - 11839.8. The director may deny the application for initial issuance...

Section 11839.9. - 11839.9. (a) The director shall suspend or revoke any license...

Section 11839.10. - 11839.10. (a) The department shall cease review of an application...

Section 11839.11. - 11839.11. A narcotic treatment program license shall automatically terminate if...

Section 11839.12. - 11839.12. Except as provided in Section 11839.16, proceedings for the...

Section 11839.13. - 11839.13. (a) The withdrawal of an application for a license...

Section 11839.14. - 11839.14. For purposes of this article, a conviction means a...

Section 11839.15. - 11839.15. The director may bring an action to enjoin the...

Section 11839.16. - 11839.16. (a) (1) The director shall, in addition to any...

Section 11839.17. - 11839.17. (a) In cases where a program is closing and...

Section 11839.18. - 11839.18. Any licensee may petition the director for waiver of...

Section 11839.19. - 11839.19. (a) The department shall not license the establishment of...

Section 11839.20. - 11839.20. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in...

Section 11839.21. - 11839.21. The State Department of Health Services shall establish criteria...

Section 11839.22. - 11839.22. The state department shall require a system to detect...

ARTICLE 2 - Narcotic Treatment Program Body Fluids Testing

Section 11839.23. - 11839.23. The State Department of Health Services shall adopt and...

Section 11839.24. - 11839.24. Substance abuse testing for narcotic treatment programs operating in...

Section 11839.25. - 11839.25. Each laboratory in this state that performs the test...

Section 11839.26. - 11839.26. The State Department of Health Care Services shall enforce...

Section 11839.27. - 11839.27. The State Department of Health Services shall annually publish...

Section 11839.28. - 11839.28. Every laboratory that has been approved and for which...

Section 11839.29. - 11839.29. Any license issued pursuant to Section 11839.25 may be...

Section 11839.30. - 11839.30. The State Director of Health Services may deny a...

Section 11839.31. - 11839.31. The State Director of Health Services may suspend, revoke,...

Section 11839.32. - 11839.32. The State Director of Health Services may take disciplinary...

Section 11839.33. - 11839.33. All accusations against licensees shall be filed within three...

Section 11839.34. - 11839.34. After suspension or revocation of the license upon any...

CHAPTER 11 - General Financial Provisions

ARTICLE 3 - Other Revenues

Section 11841. - 11841. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that...

CHAPTER 12 - Registration of Narcotic, Alcohol, and Other Drug Abuse Programs

Section 11842. - 11842. As used in this chapter, “narcotic and drug abuse...

Section 11842.5. - 11842.5. As used in this chapter, an alcohol and other...

Section 11843. - 11843. The county shall establish and maintain a registry of...

Section 11843.5. - 11843.5. Each narcotic and drug abuse program and alcohol and...

Section 11845.5. - 11845.5. (a) The identity and records of the identity, diagnosis,...

CHAPTER 13 - Narcotic and Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Programs

Section 11847. - 11847. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that it is...

Section 11847.1. - 11847.1. The department shall consult with state and local health...

Section 11847.2. - 11847.2. Any community alcohol and other drug abuse service may...

Section 11847.3. - 11847.3. The department shall, within available resources, consult with federal,...

Section 11847.4. - 11847.4. The department shall provide technical assistance, guidance, and information...

Section 11847.5. - 11847.5. The department shall establish goals and priorities for all...

Section 11847.6. - 11847.6. The department shall, in the same manner and subject...

Section 11848.5. - 11848.5. (a) Once the negotiated rate with service providers has...

Section 11849. - 11849. Expenditures incurred pursuant to this part shall be in...

Section 11849.5. - 11849.5. (a) In determining the amounts that may be paid,...

Section 11850. - 11850. The department shall coordinate all narcotic and alcohol and...

Section 11850.5. - 11850.5. The department may require state agencies to contract with...

Section 11851. - 11851. The department may accept and expend grants, gifts, and...

Section 11851.5. - 11851.5. In addition to those expenditures authorized under Section 11851,...

Section 11852.5. - 11852.5. (a) Charges shall be made for services rendered to...

Section 11853. - 11853. Counties are encouraged to contract with providers for the...

Section 11853.5. - 11853.5. (a) Any government entity that contracts with a privately...

Section 11854. - 11854. The department shall devise and implement, in consultation with...

Section 11854.5. - 11854.5. Each county may establish standards that meet or exceed...

Section 11855. - 11855. Payments or advances of funds to cities, counties, cities...

Section 11855.5. - 11855.5. (a) The department may charge a reasonable fee for...

Section 11856. - 11856. The department shall encourage the development of educational courses...

Section 11856.5. - 11856.5. The department shall conduct onsite monitoring and reviews of...

CHAPTER 14 - Ethical Treatment for Persons with Substance Use Disorder

Section 11857. - 11857. (a) This chapter shall be known, and may be...

Section 11857.1. - 11857.1. The following definitions apply for purposes of this chapter:...

Section 11857.2. - 11857.2. (a) Every treatment provider operating in the state shall...

Section 11857.3. - 11857.3. (a) Any marketing or advertising materials published or disseminated...

Section 11857.4. - 11857.4. (a) Every treatment provider shall maintain records of referrals...

Section 11857.5. - 11857.5. (a) (1) A treatment provider shall not request, receive,...

PART 3 - STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE USE AND ABUSE OF ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS

CHAPTER 1 - General

ARTICLE 3 - Narcotic Treatment Programs

Section 11876. - 11876. The department shall inspect programs dispensing controlled substances described...

CHAPTER 2 - Community Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Control

ARTICLE 1 - Comprehensive Drug Court Implementation Act of 999

Section 11970. - 11970. (a) This article shall be known and may be...

Section 11970.5. - 11970.5. (a) This article shall be known and may be...

Section 11971. - 11971. (a) (1) At its option, a county may provide...

Section 11972. - 11972. It is the intent of the Legislature that drug...

Section 11973. - 11973. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that...

Section 11974. - 11974. (a) Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of Chapter 3.5 (commencing...

ARTICLE 2 - Drug Court Partnership Act of 00

Section 11975. - 11975. (a) This article shall be known and may be...